A Question for the Gardeners

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Monday February 19, 2024 · 3:12 PM PST

2024/02/19 · 15:12

I live in Eastern Washington, and unlike the image many people have of the Pacific Northwest, we are lucky to get 20 inches of precipitation a year.

In the past five years there has been a big influx of new residents to this area. The real estate market was one of the hottest in the country for a while.

These two factors have led to concerns about draining the Spokane aquifer. The city of Spokane placed limits last summer on outdoor watering--how many days, time of day, how long.

A local group called WaterWise Spokane is providing information and resources on xeriscaping for residences and businesses, even providing money to those who make the change. Planting native plants and drought-tolerant plants is an incredibly hot topic here. Presentations and workshops on the subject are filling to capacity in a very short time.

Is anyone else seeing this happening in their area?

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Is xeriscaping a hot topic where you live?

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Is xeriscaping a hot topic where you live?

Yes

29 votes

45 votes

What's xeriscaping?

5 votes

Pie

6 votes

Where are the Republican statements condemning the attack on Paul Pelosi?

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Friday October 28, 2022 · 11:22 AM PDT

2022/10/28 · 11:22

Kevin McCarthy, what about you? Mitch McConnell, are you cool with an 82 year old man being attacked with a hammer? Marjorie Taylor Green says that when Alex Jones lies about the Sandy Hook families "It's just words". Is an assassination attempt on the Speaker of the House acceptable to Republicans?

Attention, all Jackals! Balloon Juice Update

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Wednesday May 18, 2022 · 1:04 PM PDT

2022/05/18 · 13:04

I have been missing my multiple daily servings of Balloon Juice since the weekend. I saw the site was down on John Cole's Twitter account.

Today, I was able to pull up a link with information about the situation: balloon-juice.com/…

Hope to be seeing everyone back there soon.

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Are you missing Balloon Juice?

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Are you missing Balloon Juice?

Not at all

7 votes

Going through withdrawal

103 votes

What the hell is Balloon Juice?

26 votes

Pie

14 votes

Please inform me about FINRA; is it a scam?

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Monday October 31, 2011 · 7:30 PM PDT

2011/10/31 · 19:30

We got an email from our financial advisor with an attachment saying that we needed to update our information. As I was looking it over I noticed that there was an arbitration clause. By signing the contract we would forfeit our right to sue the company and disputes would be handled by arbitration through FINRA.

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Thursday May 26, 2011 · 8:17 PM PDT

2011/05/26 · 20:17

My husband and I moved to this region about two and a half years ago. I started getting phone calls from collection agencies. There is some one else in this area with the same name. In addition, I also started getting mailings from the RNC.

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Tuesday November 04, 2008 · 9:20 PM PST

2008/11/04 · 21:20

It's slowly sinking in here about what has just happened and how all our hard work has paid off.

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Tuesday February 05, 2008 · 9:59 PM PST

2008/02/05 · 21:59

I went to the caucus in Lewiston, ID this evening.

The moderator said that the original plan was to hold the caucus in Dem Headquarters since in 2004 about 125 people showed up, but when he heard that about 250 people might show, he decided to find a bigger place to meet.

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Tuesday August 28, 2007 · 3:01 PM PDT

2007/08/28 · 15:01

Okay, when I heard Larry Craig say he wasn't gay, I lost it, and fired off this email to this outstanding member of Idaho's congressional delegation.

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Was I too harsh?

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Was I too harsh?

Yes, give the poor closet case a break

9 votes

Right on target, KO would be proud

25 votes

Not harsh enough

50 votes

Meeting Larry Grant, Candidate for ID-01

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Friday August 11, 2006 · 10:22 PM PDT

2006/08/11 · 22:22

I was invited tonight to a reception for Larry Grant, candidate for Congressman of Idaho's first district. It was a beautiful evening here in Northern Idaho and the reception was held on the deck of a lovely home of a Grant supporter. I estimate about 30 or 40 people showed up.

One of the first people I met was Mrs. Grant, the candidate's wife. She seemed like a very nice person. She said they were gearing up for the big push after Labor Day.

I met several candidates for state representative and state senator. It was a very interesting and friendly crowd of supporters who were attending. Read More